A Step Closer to Love

“I can’t believe you are doing this just to meet Michelle Michigan,” Chole said going in with the pain relief spray.

“How does that feel?” Aaron asked when Chole stopped spraying.

“Fine,” Arabella says absentmindedly. She looks up at the entire office and how they were trying to come to her aid. It felt surreal to her that this amount of people were interested in how well she does.

“Ow,” she screamed and looked down to see Mia pressing down a portion of her.

“Fine?” she asked with a scoff. “We need to take her to the hospital asap” she added.

Arabella looked up again and her eyes jammed Kieran’s ‘I told you so’ danced in them as he stared at her.

If she went to the hospital then she would miss the opportunity of being the one to host her. She had done a lot of work.

“No no no,” she said forcing herself to stand up. She could barely stand for a few seconds before she fell back to the chair.

“ow,” she said groaning in intense pain.

“Aaron please do carry her immediately,” Ryder said as he came out.

He had been watching them from the glass wall from his office and he had seen how stubborn she was. If they keep asking her she would not go for treatment and it could get worse.

“Wait wait,” she said struggling as Aaron’s firm hands engulf her firm hands lift her bridal style.

“I promise I would get treatment immediately after the author leaves,” she says trying to make it into a normal conversation but instead it was intense screams coming from her.

Aaron did not listen to her protest and went down to the parking lot where Ryder had prepared the car.

“I would take you for treatment and then home. Don’t come back until you are fully healthy” Ryder said as Aaron dropped her in the back seat and closed the door.

Aaron walked over to the driver’s seat to take instructions from Ryder. If Ryder had to take her to the hospital then they would need instructions on how to run.

“Tell Kieran…..” Ryder began to say when the passenger seat opens up and Kieran slides in.

Ryder and Aaron turn to see him sitting there trying to put on his seatbelt.

“What are you doing?” Ryder asked.

“I am going with you” Kieran answered blankly looking ahead.

“Why?” Ryder asked.

“Because I want to and I have to. I am her guardian too. It would make no sense if I stayed back” he answered looking ahead blankly.

Ryder wanted to speak as he opened and closed his mouth severally. Finally, he decided not to fight it. Kieran had always proven to be stubborn and do only what he wanted.

Ryder turned back to Aaron and told him what to do. The best they could do was have Aurora attend to the client. Since it was not their first official meeting they had nothing to worry about.

“Let’s go,” Ryder said when Aaron stepped back and began to walk back to the office.

The little things we do for one another do matter. Arabella felt her heart flutter since two men came to her aid. She felt bad for not meeting Michelle Michigan but she felt bad to bring it up seeing that both men missed their meeting to be here for her.

“Ryder” she whispered tugging at his hand.

She had been taken into the hospital and then given emergency treatment for relief. The doctors said she should stay back so they can perform an x-ray to ensure that she gets the right can of treatment.

“Yes,” he said turning his gaze down to her as she sprawled across the bed.

“Can I ask for a favor?” she asked. Was she eligible to be asked such questions?

“A favor?” Ryder weighing his options. He barely knew her and her tendencies so how could he accept to grant her request when he wasn’t sure what it was she wanted to ask?

“Yes don’t worry I won’t ask for anything crazy”

“I don’t know if I am capable of doing it for you,” Ryder said. “But ask I would see if I can do something about it” he added sincerely.

He did not want to be put in a position where he doesn’t know if he would be able to get out.

“Can you put me on the team that would handle all Michelle’s work?” she asked pulling her puppy and cute eyes as much as she could.

“You already are on the team,” Ryder said. “Well since we are a small start up you have to be on all the teams. We are all on the team” he added.

A simple smile crossed her face as she adjusted herself on the bed. She could move her leg and she was grateful the pain had stopped.

Kieran walks back in. He had to process the payment for treatments so he had left them both. He decided to go to the store across the street to get something to eat and drink for them all

“Me. CEO I think you need to go” Kieran said removing the contents of the bag in his hand. He pushed a can of drink to the face of Ryder.

“Thank you,” Ryder said with a smile.

“You need to go,” Kieran said again as a reminder. Both of them should not have left the office. Aurora was all talk and no do. There were times when making decisions was overwhelming for her and hence the decision that one of them had to go back.

“You go back, I want to use this opportunity to relax,” Ryder said taking a seat in the chair provided for the bed.

“Me CEO??” Kieran said in a question form. It was evident that there was a warning in his voice.

“Gosh, Kieran, ” he responded casually as he opened up the drink in his hand and took a sip of it. “Refreshing. Thanks, ” he murmured before proceeding to take more sips.

“I think as should both go back to work,” Kieran suggested.

“Both of us?”

“Yeah, I’ll call my mom to come to stay with her”